"A happy Thanksgiving for all of you!"

Signy shoved her textbook into her backpack before jumping up.

It was finally Thanksgiving break, and she was excited to spend it at home with her family. On top of that, she'd convinced her dad to invite Cami (whose mother was too busy to celebrate) and Eret (whose legal guardian didn't give a fuck). They'd be flying into New York later that day, and her father would be picking them up from the airport.

"Thanks-giving Break!" she whooped, bouncing along the sidewalk as she and Hiccup walked home.

"Jeez, could you calm down, Sig?"

"I'm going to see my boyfriend for the first time in two months and all you can tell me is 'calm down'. Remind me to become that boring when you and Astrid start dating."

"W-what?! I-I don't—we're not—"

"Hiccup, Hiccup, Hiccup. I'm your sister. And your twin. I can read you like a book, and you're showing all the movie cliché signs of being in love." She put up a finger for each cliché she named. "Stammering. Fiddling with your hands. Inability to make eye contact. Sweating. Increased heartrate—"

"How can you tell—"

"—and being klutzy around the object of your affection. That's six clichés you showed in the first week of Astrid hanging around us. You've got it bad, little brother."

"First of all, I don't like Astrid. I've barely spoken to her outside of the handful of times you've forced us to interact. Second of all, I'm the older sibling."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever!" She messed up his hair and he snorted.

They reached the house and found their father's car outside; evidently, he'd come home early. Inside, Stoick was interrogating a young man with black hair who Signy recognized immediately. Cami was in the living room, eating some brownies that Signy had made the night before in preparation for the visit.

"Eret!" Signy cheered, hugging her boyfriend. He laughed and spun around, sweeping her into an even bigger hug.

"Oh my God, I'm getting a cavity from this," Cami laughed from the living room.

"Hey, Cami!" Hiccup greeted her. "How many brownies have you eaten?"

"Enough to give the damn nutritionist my mother hired a panic attack." She popped another in her mouth and Signy slid onto the couch, taking the plate. "Sig!"

"Save some for the rest of us, Cami!"

Hiccup glanced at Eret, who he hadn't seen in person since his brief visit to Hollywood a couple years earlier. He'd grown quite a bit, both in height and muscle. It was no wonder Eret had been declared the 'hottest teen star in Hollywood'. And he knew from listening to the fangirls at school that they all loathed Thorn for 'claiming Eret first'.

"You look good, Hiccup," commented Eret. "Of course, Signy's still the better-looking twin, but…"

"That's because she's your girlfriend!" called Cami. She and Signy came out of the living room, Signy sliding the brownies back into their place in the fridge.

"Well, we'd better start making dinner for five," Stoick declared, rubbing his hands together. "Who's helping?"

"Uh, I'm in charge," Hiccup told his father. "We all know you and Sig can burn water."

"I can cook," Cami offered. "If you need a hand."

"Oh, sure. Thanks."

Eret and Signy went into the living room with Stoick to play cards. Apparently, Eret had told Stoick that he was a card-game master and Stoick had wanted to test that. Signy had gone to balance things out, leaving Hiccup and Cami alone. The starlet knew her way around the kitchen for sure, which made Hiccup relieved that he had a cooking partner who knew what they were doing.

"You know, you're a really great guy, Hiccup," Cami told him, washing off some lettuce.

"So you and Sig have said."

"No, I'm serious. You're a gentleman in a world where men want to be assholes to impress women. You're sweet and not possessive at all."

"Thanks."

"And… if you ever want a girl to go out with, just ask me." He almost dropped the ground beef he was holding.

"Are you serious?!"

"As a heart attack."

"Well, I'll be sure to keep your offer in mind."

"Great. Pass me the tomatoes."

The next couple days passed in a flurry of activity. Hiccup, Cami, Signy, and Eret all pitched in with Thanksgiving dinner (Eret and Signy were given tasks like mashing potatoes or mixing stuffing) and it was delicious. Signy and Eret ended up going for an after-dinner flight together when Stoick passed out after they finished eating the afternoon meal.

Hiccup found himself entertaining Cami, who was very easy for him to talk to. She was similar to Signy in that regard, and he was able to see how his sister had become such good friends with somebody in a world that she hated, a world that had sent her into depression and therapy. She thought he didn't know, but he did. His 'twinstinct', as Signy put it, had tipped him off.

That and the photos that she kept in her desk.

He hadn't meant to find them—really, he hadn't—but he'd been looking for his sketchbook. Signy had a habit of stealing his stuff to mess with him, and he'd found his sketchbook in her nightstand. But that was after he'd opened her desk drawer to find Sharpies and Polaroids—all pictures of his sister's forearm covered in intricate designs. A lump had formed in his throat at the sight and he'd never mentioned it to anyone, especially not Signy.

To most of the world, she was Thorn—a beautiful, talented, happy-go-lucky actress with a heart of gold.

To his father, she was Signy Milla—his little headstrong, kind-hearted, happy daughter.

To Hiccup, she was Sig—his other half, his best friend, his twin, and his support.

But had he been any of that to her?

They'd rarely spoken while she was in Hollywood, save for the odd text or phone call. He'd blamed the time difference and their schedules, but maybe… maybe he'd just been a bad brother. Signy's schedule had been dictated by her agent and the showrunners, but she had enough free time where he could've called and made sure she was okay. Wasn't that what older brothers did?

When he'd had problems he couldn't solve alone, she'd helped him. She'd been the one to suggest a prosthesis for Toothless, and the one to help him test it. Signy had helped keep Toothless hidden for two months from their father. And she'd been the one to find a Nadder to keep the Night Fury company. He'd always taken the fact that he was a twin for granted—and she'd never once been truly cruel to him.

God…

He really needed to help his sister.

Once the break was over, though, it was back to school for the Haddock twins. Most of their classmates had gone out of town for the holiday, all comparing vacations and fighting over who'd had the best. Signy and Hiccup stuck by each other, neither wanting to get caught up in the hubbub.

Speaking of Hiccup, Signy had noticed that he was acting off lately. It had started when she'd stolen his sketchbook to mess with him, and she'd seen him with it later, so she knew he'd gotten it back. But he'd been oddly quiet. The possibility had crossed her mind that maybe he'd found her pictures, but she pushed it deep down.

If he'd found her pictures, he'd have said something.

Right?

It didn't matter to her. He was being a supportive brother, and she'd been bothered by emails from her agent lately. Apparently, there was a movie role that was too good to pass up and he wanted her to take it. It was the kind of role she'd been wanting to play for years—a villain instead of the good girl. And she wanted to take it, too. She just needed to bring it up with her father and brother before she went back across the country.

'Filming could take up to three years to complete,' the email had said. Signy didn't want to be gone that long again without seeing her family.

But how could she even bring it up?

So things aren't too plot-heavy yet, but you know that Signy's going for a movie deal. And that Hiccup knows about his sister's depression. Pretty soon, the title will come into play and 'Act 1' will be over.

Sorry I've been gone for a while. College has been crazy and I've been going through some shit because of grades and my parents being on my back all the time… and because I'm a terrible student.

Well, so long and thanks for all the fish!